The more the merrier? Or will it actually make things worse over time?

Give me quality over quantity any day of the week alok; and that's my concern! Like any community there will always be those that contribute more than others and by default people will end up drawn to each other and will form their own little niche groups too. The last few months have definitely shown an increase in inane topics related to things like bux, pizza toppings and ice cream etc that are in direct proportion to the influx of new members, but will the die hard "quality members" weather the storm and remain loyal to the site and their friends here or will they end up disillusioned with it all and disappear? I hope to God it's the former and I guess time will tell. It is definitely getting tougher to find topics of interest and we do have to search more than ever before, no question. Will the creativity levels decline also and are we in for more and more repetition? I guess time will tell on this front too. I personally am finding myself more dependant on a core group of friends here than ever before to keep me motivated and interested. Let's see how things pan out then! Thanks for the inputs.

As in your case James, I feel that if the core group of friends remains active with a relative increase over this period of time, then it should be interesting. You guess here is as good as mine. Time will certainly tell.

I will be more than happy if this IS the case. At least it's sustainable growth that I could actually manage if it turned out like this.

Fair enough! Going with the flow sounds like a good plan. I wonder if they will ever go public then? I doubt it.

Hi marababe! The user numbers went up by one since you typed..... It's all happening! lol. Yes, there are a large number of inactive members as well as many newcomers that expect to be making lots of money, realize they don't and then disappear just as quickly as they arrived. Given how many members are actually listed you do start to notice the more active ones pretty quickly. Thanks for responding to the discussion.

Yes, at least for now it's manageable! If it did get to 1,000,000 or more members with a large number of active people with a heap of creativity it might end up really difficult to keep up! I don;t think they will ever delete old accounts either as their tags etc are all ingrained into the mylot systems. To remove them could mess up algorithms etc.

It would be a little cool to see a million population here but it would be a lot cooler if we're all active and participating and all those inactive, stagnant accounts get deleted. It's nice though that we're still in 100,000 cos at least we get to catch up with each other's discussions.

Thanks melvinandheather. It is natural progression for mylot to grow and survival of the fittest will also determine who ultimately stays active for the long haul as well. By default we will all end up moving towards our own little niche groups and members will always come and go as well. I doubt very much that the earnings will be affected because the greater the user numbers the bigger the financial pie; and the more active a user is, the more they will benefit, regardless of how many people end up on here! I do agree that the more people we end up with, the higher the CHANCE of there being more people to give opinions and more people to offer creative alternatives; I just hope that this IS the way the trend heads and we don't end up with constant repetition instead. Thanks for respondong to the discussion and I appreciate your points.

Yes ruby, in a sense it is just that! We will all end up with our own little niche groups as per usual and regardless of member size! If this continues as expected the fine for me too. Thanks for responding to the discussion.

Ah. Ms SaintAnne! Wow. I never realized that you had only joined so recently! Yes, there have been significant changes to this site since I first joined, especially in terms of user numbers. Having members for the sake of having members is not ideal so let us all hope that the quality of all these new user's inputs combined with the resilience and proactivity of the current members manages to always even out the influx of inane efforts as well! Thanks for responding and I hope that the ride you have decided to take will be a long one!

It's a compliment SaintAnne, of course it is! There are tablets for motion sickness so don't you worry there either! Hopefully though you will never have to take them.

Wow, James. Lot of big words there but definitely right-o! Yep, I just joined myLot the last few days of August. I don't know if you assumed I've been here longer than that is a compliment or not... but thank you for the compliment. Heheh. Just as long as the ride isn't that bumpy or winding. I get motion sickness most of the time.

Hi kenzie, I am not sure how I missed your respoinse before! Better late than never right? I am not overly concerned about a growth in users if the quality can be maintained. My boggest worry is an increase in short term users that flood us with bux related and other inane topics and then disappear again. It is a challenge already sometimes to wade through all the crap to find something of interest so I hope this doesn't grow further. Thanks for responding to the discussion.

So in one way a young 'un then! Go with your mylot age in all areas of your life Bo. This will confuse people for sure and you can have some fun with it!

You're NOT an old timer?? Yes I had think you better go and wake up properly Bo 'cos you're not thinking straight! I don't mind the oneliners myself once in a while too, but moreso as part of ongoing interaction within existing discussions. It can be fun to tease back and forth etc And seriousness is definitely not a prerequisite at all. Maybe quality can also be side by side with sincerity. A sincere effrot whether long or short is far more productive for everybody! Thanks for the inputs and go get some organic coffee or something into ya!

I might be an old timer....just not here. I have only been here 3 months, sheesh!

My avatar makes you think of candy? Oh! It's a lizard tail mands! Sure it doesn't remind you of gravy? I am sure there is a good percentage of these member numbers that are no longer active and there will always be a good number. People arrive and expect to make big bucks and don't; or get caught up in other things in life and never come back etc. The strong always keep on keeping on though and all I hope for personally is that I am always able to maintain a decent sized group of core friends that I can always interact with to keep things interesting. If I always have this then I don't mind HOW big mylot gets! And yes, I agree the last month or so has had some strange people come and go compared to the usual patterns here. Thanks for reponding.

ps am realising i don't appear to be getting email alerts for you even though notify is on how annoying maybe if i weed out some of the crap that apprear to be starting 100 topics a day i'll get them.

Your avatar reminds me of the jester's cap.

Yes. The USA and India have the largest mylot user numbers so far and when you think of the online population numbers of even those two countries alone there is significant growth potential! Similar trends do exist across online communities in general for sure. I have actually just finished researching these areas in preparation for a new venture I am about to start. It will be interesting to see in time where mylot will end up! Thanks for responding to the discussion rkrish.

I think people will stay in their little niche groups too jacob, regardless of how big mylot gets. I hope you are right about there being more enlightening discussions too. My concern is more repetition but let's see! You are not the first to question bandwidth either! Thanks for responding.

Cat in the Hat? Ok, I will give you that one.... I too can see a resemblance to that when I think about it!

i figured it was but i still think candy sticks or cat in the hat lol

I hope your are right Gemma and that quality keeps itself always neck and neck with the growing numbers then! Thanks for responding.

Welcome to mylot boeferman! I am glad to hear that you are enjoying your time on mylot! I have no issues with many people joining, I just hope that quality remains is all. Thanks for responding.